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High-ranking Dem turns on Biden after admin gives major oil project green light
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Rep. Raul Grijalva, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, slammed the Biden administration for moving ahead with a oil drilling proposal in the Alaskan wilderness.
"Giving ConocoPhillips the green light on the Willow project is not just a disaster in its own right — it paves the way for even more oil and gas drilling in the area in the future," Grijalva said in a statement. Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"Today’s decision sends the dangerous message that the fight against climate change, Alaska Natives’ and local residents’ lives, and wildlife are not good enough reasons to keep Big Oil from getting their way," he continued. "This is the exact opposite of what the Biden administration stands for and the opposite of what Alaskans and this country need."